Nintendo Switch May Eventually Support Cloud Saves After All

Update: A Switch owner has apparently been able to successfully reproduce what was shown in the video that surfaced yesterday, debunking the previously reported presence of cloud saves.

In a post on NeoGAF, user kubus notes there's a cut in the video. Before the cut, the game card for Zelda: Breath of the Wild isn't inserted into the system. Following the cut, however, it appears the card has been inserted into the system.

After suspecting the download prompt is actually for a Breath of the Wild patch and not a cloud save, kubus replicated what was shown in the video after deleting everything from their console, and posted their own video as evidence.

Original Story: Nintendo appears to have a cloud save system in place for Switch that only the company itself can access.

Reddit user Patsuann sent their Switch out to Nintendo for repairs, and upon receiving and booting up the console, they noticed that while their account was on the system, none of their game saves were stored on the system memory. However, on starting up The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Patsuann noticed there was a small cloud icon next to the game.

Download icon to restore Zelda: Breath of the Wild save data

The user was then prompted to download an update, and after the download was complete, all of the their saves were restored on the system. Patsuann uploaded footage of the process here, screenshots of which you can find above and below.